He had his ups and his downs
he took some punches and dished out some of his own

his best defense was a very good chin and a set of earmuffs

kelly pavlik's first fight with taylor and his fight with edison miranda were both instant classics
they will stand the test of time.
i rarely get through all of the taylor fight, because it brings back the pain, but i could watch his fight with miranda all day.
no joke. i could make a rainy saturday out of it. that might say more about my life than how great the fight was, but it was still a great fight

here's a highlight of another great fight with MW tough named jose luis zertuche
this is vintage pavlik. leaky defense. lots of punches. great chin. serious power.
doublin and tripplin that fvckin jab!

pro debut as a teenager
this one is from 2000!
check out the extension on his right hand. you really dont teach that

Haven't seen him in his debut before. Could see some special things there for an 18 year old.

New England

01-18-2012, 09:35 PM

Haven't seen him in his debut before. Could see some special things there for an 18 year old.

absolutely. minus the speed you knew you were looking at a very serious prospect if you knew what to look for

i've been fortunate now to have seen many guys make their debuts, and pavlik puts his punches together and launches his offense as well as any of the guy's i've seen debut outside of the true olympic level pedigree of amateurs

and of course you've got an 18 year old who hits like a mule

The Surgeon

01-19-2012, 05:00 AM

He had his ups and his downs
he took some punches and dished out some of his own

his best defense was a very good chin and a set of earmuffs

kelly pavlik's first fight with taylor and his fight with edison miranda were both instant classics
they will stand the test of time.
i rarely get through all of the taylor fight, because it brings back the pain, but i could watch his fight with miranda all day.
no joke. i could make a rainy saturday out of it. that might say more about my life than how great the fight was, but it was still a great fight

here's a highlight of another great fight with MW tough named jose luis zertuche
this is vintage pavlik. leaky defense. lots of punches. great chin. serious power.
doublin and tripplin that fvckin jab!

talk about your memories of the ghost as he was at his best, as those days are obviously now part of the boxing history section
he wasnt a fine wine. he was a shot of the hard stuff

you'd have trouble drawing up a more TV friendly MW
volume. size
power
easy to find and tag
fighting out of friggin youngstown?
I watched this one again last night actually! Thats a great analogy u make - fine wine/hard stuff! Love it!

Pavlik was always fun to watch, i knew he would never beat a guy like B Hop but he was big, strong, full of balls, could bang with the best and kept that pressure on all night! Fun fighter. Shame how he's let his outside life ruin his ring life....

rsf

01-19-2012, 05:00 AM

every time i see pavlik i just feel he is overrated and given to much respect

pro debut as a teenager
this one is from 2000!
check out the extension on his right hand. you really dont teach that

Hadn't seen his debut before, nice find thanks for sharing. Kelly was banging that right hand in from the start huh

bojangles1987

01-19-2012, 07:05 AM

It's a damn shame he faded so quick. Both Pavlik and Taylor, both the best middleweights after Hopkins looked great, and then went downhill quick.

New England

01-19-2012, 09:46 AM

It's a damn shame he faded so quick. Both Pavlik and Taylor, both the best middleweights after Hopkins looked great, and then went downhill quick.

i've said this a few times before, but if you had told me that hopkins would outlast both taylor and pavlik i'd have offered to drive you to the doctor to get your head checked out

and here we are

New England

01-19-2012, 09:47 AM

every time i see pavlik i just feel he is overrated and given to much respect

nobody here is saying he was anything other than a terrific action fighter
a hard man

and the MW champion of the world
:cool2:

New England

01-19-2012, 09:53 AM

I watched this one again last night actually! Thats a great analogy u make - fine wine/hard stuff! Love it!

Pavlik was always fun to watch, i knew he would never beat a guy like B Hop but he was big, strong, full of balls, could bang with the best and kept that pressure on all night! Fun fighter. Shame how he's let his outside life ruin his ring life....

aint life grand?
that zertuche fight is just unbelievable. who fights like that? lightweights // FW's mostly.
both guys took some serious bombs

i'd love the guy even more if he didnt knock JT out of commission and end his prime, but that's the nature of the game and i've got to respect it.

rsf

01-19-2012, 12:38 PM

did you say terrific

New England

01-19-2012, 04:46 PM

did you say terrific

i dont know dude, did i?

if this is the extent of the contributions you'll be making to the thread i'll be glad when you are done contributing

The Surgeon

01-19-2012, 04:53 PM

i dont know dude, did i?

You did. And he was.... A Terrific action fighter

who made it all the way to the MW Championship

New England

01-19-2012, 05:04 PM

You did. And he was.... A Terrific action fighter

who made it all the way to the MW Championship

a terrific action fighter and the legit MW champion of the world you say?

not bad, huh?

Prince Mongo

01-19-2012, 05:16 PM

Pavlik was a great fighter but his style was never destined for longevity.I had a feeling when he signed for Hopkins that would be the end for him. I wish he had fought Abraham then. That would have been a super fight.

nomadman

01-20-2012, 06:20 AM

Love the drinks analogy, and perfectly sums Pavlik up (sadly).

Pavlik is a conflicting character which makes it hard to analyse him with a fair and even eye. In his short prime he was one of the gutsiest and most hard working kids in the sport, and would have made even throwbacks say he was a throwback. The Miranda fight is a modern day classic, and one I can endlessly rewatch with the same razor wire intensity every time. Miranda was one of the most feared men in the sport at the time, and hadn't ever been beaten save for a controversial decision in Germany against Abraham. Pavlik took him on and beat him at his own game, never backing down for an instant. He then went on to beat Taylor in a thriller that saw both men on the canvas and which catapulted him to the cusp of glory. Then he took on Hopkins and we all know what happened after that.

I never entirely bought into the hype surrounding Pavlik, but I respected him for getting to a position that made people want to hype him in the first place. And unlike some fighters, the hype around Pavlik wasn't so much artificial as it was the overly effusive praise of fight-fans who found Pavlik a shot in the arm (or a shot of the hard stuff). Can't really blame guys for reacting like that.

Pav's best days are behind him now, and with his drinks problem having come out in such an ugly fashion he's now being made a figure of fun, hate, and occasionally of pity.

These things all tend to get forgotten over time, though, and I think when the dust has settled and we look back on Pavlik the fighter we'll see and appreciate him for what he was.

El Jesus

01-20-2012, 08:23 PM

I think the hopkins fight brought to light a rare matchmaking mistake from top rank, that fight simply shouldnt have happened, but then again maybe pavliks own life was on a collision course to destruction regardless. pavlik didint like movement and he didint like anyone with enough quickness to meet him or beat him to the punch, with that said he had alot of power and his fights were fun.

nomadman

01-20-2012, 08:42 PM

I think the hopkins fight brought to light a rare matchmaking mistake from top rank, that fight simply shouldnt have happened, but then again maybe pavliks own life was on a collision course to destruction regardless. pavlik didint like movement and he didint like anyone with enough quickness to meet him or beat him to the punch, with that said he had alot of power and his fights were fun.

As I remember it Pavlik and his team were angling for a fight with Calzaghe somewhere down the line. Hopkins had just lost to Zags and I guess Pavlik's handlers thought it'd up his bargaining power if he did the same in more emphatic fashion. They basically underestimated Hops catastrophically, as did quite a few boxing fans at the time.

RINGG

01-20-2012, 08:58 PM

I remember watching him early and didn't expect much. It was a big suprise to me the way he took out Taylor.

rsf

01-21-2012, 06:56 AM

i dont know dude, did i?

if this is the extent of the contributions you'll be making to the thread i'll be glad when you are done contributing

terrific action fighter well ok , but i would sum it up a bit different probably a predictable fighter with a leaky defence with a very good right hand and not great footwork but i must admit a big heart. that if fighting a better champion would not of got his hands on the world tittle belt. world champions like minter and antuofermo would of beaten pavlik in my opinion and as much as i like minter i will admit he was not a top notch champion. even going further back to a little mentioned tittle holder like billy soose would of given pavlik a shellacking . this of course is purely my own humble opinion which i fully expect you to disagree with . but if we all agreed these forums would be very boring

a very exciting fantasy match up which pavlik would of won would be against mark kaylor a fighter that could bang with not a great defence and average footwork that liked to go war. pavlik having the better chin and the edge in power would win a wild one by stoppage

nomadman

01-21-2012, 08:26 AM

terrific action fighter well ok , but i would sum it up a bit different probably a predictable fighter with a leaky defence with a very good right hand and not great footwork but i must admit a big heart. that if fighting a better champion would not of got his hands on the world tittle belt. world champions like minter and antuofermo would of beaten pavlik in my opinion and as much as i like minter i will admit he was not a top notch champion. even going further back to a little mentioned tittle holder like billy soose would of given pavlik a shellacking . this of course is purely my own humble opinion which i fully expect you to disagree with . but if we all agreed these forums would be very boring

Pav's footwork I thought was actually pretty good. He was always in a position to get maximum leverage on his shots, closed distance well, never lunged forward or seemed very off balance unless he was hurt. For what he was, a come forward pressure fighter, I can't really see how his footwork had too many flaws.

rsf

01-21-2012, 08:48 AM

personally i found him quite slow on his feet

nomadman

01-21-2012, 09:23 AM

Slow yes, but not necessarily bad.

rsf

01-21-2012, 03:01 PM

Slow yes, but not necessarily bad.

i think i put not great and a little further down in my post average

New England

01-24-2012, 09:04 AM

terrific action fighter well ok , but i would sum it up a bit different probably a predictable fighter with a leaky defence with a very good right hand and not great footwork but i must admit a big heart. that if fighting a better champion would not of got his hands on the world tittle belt. world champions like minter and antuofermo would of beaten pavlik in my opinion and as much as i like minter i will admit he was not a top notch champion. even going further back to a little mentioned tittle holder like billy soose would of given pavlik a shellacking . this of course is purely my own humble opinion which i fully expect you to disagree with . but if we all agreed these forums would be very boring

a very exciting fantasy match up which pavlik would of won would be against mark kaylor a fighter that could bang with not a great defence and average footwork that liked to go war. pavlik having the better chin and the edge in power would win a wild one by stoppage

hmm
well actually i'd pick antuofermo to win (if his grill held up)
as well as minter if his chin holds up

not incredibly familliar with billy soose but i've seen him in passing
he fought some incredible fighters and stayed on his feet, so i dont doubt he would give pavlik problems.

dont get me wrong, dude

pavlik is not a historic level MW at any rate

he's half of a terrific fight, though.

Ray Corso

01-24-2012, 10:07 AM

This young man took advantage of his opportunity and did very well. He was a great competitor and came to fight and thats what fans want!
I couldn't use the term "great" as far as his abilities but not being a great fighter doesn't mean you can't be in great fights. I'm sorry to hear he has lost respect for himself, being a pro fighter has alot a pitfalls and once your boxing life stops theres so many who struggle with closer. I wish him well. Ray

rsf

01-25-2012, 12:52 PM

hmm
well actually i'd pick antuofermo to win (if his grill held up)
as well as minter if his chin holds up

not incredibly familliar with billy soose but i've seen him in passing
he fought some incredible fighters and stayed on his feet, so i dont doubt he would give pavlik problems.

dont get me wrong, dude

pavlik is not a historic level MW at any rate

he's half of a terrific fight, though.

soose did have a big punch early in his career but hand trouble made him turn boxer i think he would of been beating pavlik by a wide points margin .

i dont think i read your thread opening post properly :o:dunce:

underoath777

01-25-2012, 02:11 PM

the wine/hard alcohol analogy is really spot on.

New England

01-25-2012, 05:48 PM

soose did have a big punch early in his career but hand trouble made him turn boxer i think he would of been beating pavlik by a wide points margin .

i dont think i read your thread opening post properly :o:dunce:

haha that's fine

i thought you were just here to be a smart ass and give me a hard time at the outset